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Beadwork and leather

Some of the Sandls

Beadwork and leather

Some of the dandies

Purchase of kales and fruits

I am very grateful for the funding which I have received from Zidisha Organization. With the funding i am going to purchase 40 litres of cooking oil, 40 kgs of cooking oil, 2 crates of tomatoes 2 sacks of onions and the remaining I will use for purchasing other products like kales and others i will also use for transportation .
By doing so I will use the profit to pay my rent and even my family will be very happy as i had not been back to business since I left the hospital
Thanks and I am very happy for considering my proposal.

Regards
Ruth Denge

Purchase a three-wheeled taxi

Hi lender(s),i take this opportunity to thank you for the far you have taken me.In my heart and my life you're truly my heroes.
I received the exact USD 320 loan amount i was waiting to be disbursed to me.You have absolutely changed my life!!
As i had said earlier,the whole amount will go directly towards buying the new Motorcycle exactly like the one below;
Type: Boxer BM 150
Year : 2015
Transmission Type : Manual
Thank you very much.

Two computers to expand cyber cafe business

Since I purchased a computer from my first loan leading to increase in numbers of computers in my cyber cafe,i have noted an increase in number of customers visiting my cyber cafe. With this am capable of paying my installment as from KES 1500-2000 since there is increase in profit I make.

Loan to create a parking lot for patrons of nearby restaurants, bars, etc.

The last loan i received helped me so so much. I managed to buy a car wash machine. My income increased, and i was able to save money that i will use as fee my my daughter and the money will make me celebrate a good xmas this year. Thanks to my lenders

Sale of bedsheets

Dear lenders, I wish to thank you all and the zidisha team for lending me your money. I have now received my loan and I am so grateful to God who enabled all of you to support me. I am going to purchase the raw materials for the bar soaps, jik, Solid oil etc. I already have orders to service and the income generated will enable me pay my weekly repayments without fail. I wish you all a merry merry Xmas and a prosperous 2016. Thank you lenders and the zidisha team, you are doing a great job. God bless you

Inventory for pharmacy and laboratory

Hi dear lenders and zidisha.com ,Thank you for the support you have given me.Iam delightful I have received the loan of $99 on time .The money will be of great use to me .I will accomplish my project of building chicks' house soonest with the feed,vaccines,water and feed troughs which will cost me $62.The $37 will enable me buy one more sheep and repair the repair the roofing for my sheep house. I have more hope and confidence that my business will continue to flourish with the support of you as an individual and as a team,and will prompt make my loans on time.
Thank you once again and may God bless the work of your hands. Have a nice festive season and A Happy New Year.

New building and computers & UPS back-up, for my training centre

MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone at Zidisha!

I can’t thank you enough for your true friendship. You gave me hope when I thought hope was gone. Since you came into my life, everything is going well for my business, for my family, and for me personally. I can’t thank you enough for your generosity. I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to help me with my project. I can’t thank you enough for deciding to help solve our problems. I can’t thank you enough for your gestures of kindness, and I can’t thank you enough for what you have done for me.

Thank you for bringing me out from a deep darkness and into the light. Every time I need support in my life, you are always standing with me. It is so good to have you in my life; you are truly the greatest friends that anyone ever could have in life. You are truly caring, and you mean so much to me. Thank you for being my best friends. You are a blessing in my life.

May you be rewarded by the good Lord Almighty. May God give you the desires of your heart and make all your good and kind plans succeed. May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May God show you His favor and give you His peace. May God generously provide all you need, and more, too, so you can continue to give a hand UP in life to others. May you never lack for any of your needs on this Earth, and may all your dreams come true. May God richly bless you, and may you continue to help me and my business. May God bless the good works of your hands and grant you a long and happy life. May God keep you safe when you are in danger or hardship. May God guide you in the way of LOVE, and may God give you strength when you are weak. May God Almighty give you strength to continue to help us, always.

The way you are helping me solve my problems in my life, may God also solve your problems in your lives, too. Thank you so much for helping me. I never will take you or your generosity for granted. May God continue to shower you with blessings and happiness. May God shower His abundant blessings on you, to keep you in good health and happiness. May God bless you more and more. May you be free from sadness, and may your lives be filled with happiness. May God remember you in every second, may God bless you in every minute, may God care for you in every hour, and may God bless you every single day.

May God give ALL of us many, many more years together!

God bless Zidisha & may Zidisha live long!!

Stay blessed! I love you ALL.

J

Expand my clothes production business

Thank you very much lenders for your good work.
I would like to inform you that the loan has been disbursed to me. Thank you very much and may God bless you abundantly.
From this moment I will never be the same again because of your support.
My life and the lives of many others will be transformed.

Raising chickens

Dear lenders.
I am very happy for the great support. I acknowledge receipt of my loan amount of $199. I can now promote and expand my poulty farm business. I have also purchased broilers for the season with the loan. Merry Christmas.

Ebenezer

OA

Loan to purchase agro chemical

My dear lenders thank you for the first loan given to me and it has helped me increase my weekly profit by 65%.I can now pay my children school fees.Thank you very much.

A

Need watering can, fertilizers, and pesticides for my farm

Thank you my dear lenders for fully fund my loan. When this loan is disburse into my accounts, i will use it to buy fertilizer, watering can,Weedkiller's and rent a tractor to plough my land which will help my farming business.

Meat mincer & refrigerator for my food business

Hello Lenders
I thank God for the way He's opening doors for me. Tomorrow am delivering 20 pieces of burns to a women group and 2 pieces of pressure cooker to another group which will add up to 10 pieces. Thanks for the support I have gotten from you so far. God bless you dearly.
I remain
Joseph Mwangi

Laptop for storing data and educational purposes

I will always give thanks for your kindness. May the almighty God continue to bless you all. This loan is going to help me start something small with my underwear business that I want to start in school to support me with buying books and feeding.
This loan will also help in keeping the pig farm alive by buying feed and other necessary maintenance... God richly bless you. Thanks once again.

Purchase a manual embroidery machine

Thanks for lending me such amount for smooth running of my business. Zidisha lend me ghc555.00 which I use to buy knitting machine to help boost the speed in my fashion business. Thank you for the loan I really appreciate it.

Funds to increase stock for my shop business

Dear lenders, this is the Christmas Gift you have given to me, I have resiently waited for your fundings. I will buy some more stock for my shop business. This will help me a lot to make sure that am able to Provide what my customers requires.
Am very grateful and my only sincere appreciation is to repay this loan in the anticipated time.

Thanks you all, thank you Zidisha.
Kind regards: Grace

To add new items to the shops

I received 19,995 via m-pesa.I bought more goods like hair braids, weaves, relaxers, hair clips, jolly combs, chains ,bungles,earings,bras, pants(ladies).The loan has helped me so much,because i have alot to sell thus making more profit.I thank you so much my lenders and God bless you.

Female sheep (ewe) for my livestock farm

I thank you very much lenders, now my business is growing everyday and my animals are growing beautifully, the loan has really help my livestock business and my family as well, just last weekend on Saturday i invited some friends from my neighborhood to come and enjoy with me on my success with Zidisha loan so far, so we had a special Ghanaian food fufu made from cassava and plantain and with light soup, it was really fun thank you once again lenders.

Buying new computers for the school's business

I received 8529
I bought Desks for classroom for my kids
Thanks so much Zidisha lenders and Zidisha team.

Cash for phone money transfer (m-pesa)

Greetings to you all ZIDISHA team, I am so much happy about you guys for the loan you gave me to undertake computer studies, I doing well and in the next 4 month's will be graduating, thank you so much for the support, may the God bless you all.

Purchase of desk and class repair

Am opening a community based centre in Nairobi Kenya to reach the less fortunate members of my community with basic education. The loan will help me to buy some tables and chairs for the pupils. Thank you all for support I trust that we will partner together to help in this noble cause My God bless you all.

Loan to help boost my business of selling sneakers & shoes

As you can see my lenders, business is going on smoothly. Thanks for your help.

Comprehensive insurance coverage & heavy, reflective jackets

Hello Duke, Thank you for sending me an email reminder. I also got an email notification of your new loan request from Zidisha. I am very happy to help you out with your new loan! Best wishes to you for continued success! -Melissa

Eve's clothings

Hi Lenders,I received the loan and am so grateful for the great help that you have been to me and my business.I received 32,035KES which ave used it to buy more clothes,shoes and handbags for my shop.Thank you so much and may the good Lord Bless You.

Laptop, screens, and screen-separation machines

Dear lenders,as the year comes to an end just like my loan has come to repayment end,I would like to say thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to see my year 2015 resolution come true.I'm so delighted with the progress of zidisha as a whole.This loan has given me a lot of challenges to discipline my spending and restocking my workshop to the fullest. Without you I would not have gone this far.I promise to better my best with the next loan.

Buy more chicks, water and feeding troughs for my poultry

Hi Jeff. Congrats on you progress. You are an encouragement. Poultry is also my line of business and I see us going far with the support of Zidisha.
By the way have you thought of the new breeds of Kienyeji - kina kuroiler, KARI improved - and the others? Can attest KARI improved is a great breed - disease resistant, fast growth, available market, eggs with a good price (a tray can go for between 600/= and 750/=)

Capital to expand my groceries business

Good morning .
Merry Christmas and a happy new year in advance to all lenders on Zidisha platform.

All is well with me and my business.
Due to the Christmas in fact sales are increasing, especially biscuits ,toffees, and children playing kits(eg.balloons) I just added .

Thank you all lenders for the opportunity.

Frozen meat and vegetables for grocery shop

I'm grateful to my lenders for funding this loan. It'll enable me secure a power generator which will keep my products frozen in an event of black out( there is erratic power supply in my country).

Rent an air-conditioned market stall for selling produce

Thanks Supermario28, Roy and Paul Graham for making funding of this loan possible. I will use the money to buy fruits and vegetables to supply to hotels. This has happened at the right time since we are now in festive season hence it's high season for us.

Buying materials to make trousers & shirts

we are blessed with rains ,today i spend some time in the small farm outside my house it fells good to see the farm green with vegetables .i av ploughed and removed weeds to ensure a consistent supply of fresh veges for my family and customers.

Loan for working capital to increase sales online

some things that I can convey to the donor is as follows: __ 1. I could add my selling stock in the form of food and pakaian__2. I could add another business by selling phone credit and token listrik__3. I could add additional income from my business

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beberapa hal yg bisa saya sampaikan kepada pendana adalah sebagai berikut :
1. saya bisa menambah stock jualan saya berupa makanan dan pakaian
2. saya bisa menambah usaha lain dengan berjualan pulsa telepon dan token listrik
3. saya bisa menambah penghasilan dari tambahan usaha saya

Sustainable dairy farming

Dear Lenders

I have today the 15th dec 2015 paid KSHS 1700 2nd installment
Already done the Hydroponic Unit,will be posting the photos soon
Christmas is here with us
Merry Christmas to everyone
As a family we shall also be visiting the poor and vulnerable children during this Christmas and offer food and basic needs and emotional support
You are welcomed to participate on this occasion and you can also send your gifts to me.Get in touch on +254725220583 or +254723701095 or +254728859690 OR [email protected]
God Bless

Changing community by providing education

Dear Shawn, and all my leaders
Hope you are all doing fine and your families.
I am happy to say work on the roof is going so fast.
All wood work on the roof is finished and Tomorrow we will be putting on the Roofing sheets.
Please find attached photos.
Thanks for your support. Wishing you all a happy holiday this Xmas.
Emmanuel

Egg incubator for poultry farm

MY PROGRESS WITH THE NEW CLASSROOM

Egg incubator for poultry farm

Thanks again dear lenders for helping us build a new classroom.For me it has been hard work in the village to make something so that i can have a story to tell you on my progress with the new classroom.Next week i am putting the roof but so far,this is what i have done with my time and the loan you gave me.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Loan to clear my school fees balance

I will use the money to pay for my school fees in time so that i may do my exams.I am now studying for my exams very confidently having been funded.Thank you all so much for your support.

Construction of rental houses

Dear Lenders, I hope this is one of the best institution that ever met before.Since i join ,many has been done which could not been done .First, i manage to purchase piece of land ,Pay dowry to my wife,upgrade my butchery to the current model.
This has made great different to me and my family.
Kind regard,
Kamau.

Spare parts for printer repair service

Dear grateful Lenders, I am eternally grateful for everything you do for me. Thank you so much for using your generous and perfect guidance to support me and my business, as well. Things was very hard for me, but since I met you with your generosity, I am able to expand my repairing and training business. In previous days, I was managing only the repairing, but now people are so willing to have a good training from me. Because, there is no any repairing training centre in my town. Since this business became so profitable, it created a good job for me, and that also is becoming so interesting for others to learn, from me. So, when I receive this loan, I will use part of it to buy a training tools for the trainers. I hope this loan would be fully funded soon. Thank you for supporting me.

Loan for retail business to help support my education

The loan has helped me to pay some part of my school fees, pay rent and also help some school colleagues out of the profit made.
It has really helped my life.

I was able to make close to about 70% profit on the loan amount. I will like to reinvest into the same business if my current loan application is successful.
I trust my business will soon grow by the constant help of my lenders-zidisha.

For expansion of my shoemaking business

The loan I have just completed repaying made a big diffrent in my life because before I had only one worker to help me do the work but now I have two workers helping me do the work in my shop of shoe making.
I thank so much Zidisha for the good work they are doing for empowering the up business people around the world.

Buying animal feed for farm

1: We have purchased feed, vaccines & medications for the birds and the pigs, that will last for 8 weeks. In addition to our breeding stock, we have ordered four-day-old turkeys.

2: We can now feed the pigs and the birds without worrying about how we are going to feed our animals each day.

3: We are expecting a growth of 10% by the end of the year. We have birds that are ready for the market.

4: The increase we made was used to build new enclosures for the pigs. We are now building pens for the turkeys, too.

5: The first Saturday of every month, we do clean-up in my community, which is very good for us and for the community.

6: Because of Zidisha, I do not have to go to another micro-finance that has loans with high interest rates. So, now I can save money for my family's upkeep. My two girls are in school, and I am able to pay my bills. We are very grateful.

Loan needed to make milk products: cheese, yogurt, etc.

Hello lenders,
I have established my Milk supply now thanks to the loans you have been supporting me with. It has now fully subsidized my Motorcycle business and given my wife full employment. I have been using the loans to add inventory as i was expanding it. I can now move into the festive season knowing my clients are fully drank with milk.

Thanks once again and may God Bless you. Greetings from my family.

Expansion of my electronics business

Hello my dear lenders, at long last I have been able to complete my repayment for the loan given to me on August 27 th. I really thank you so much for your support. My business is ongoing successfully. I am please about to raise another one soon,you are therefore reminded to come into my aid once again.
The below gadget is one of my finished works.

Farming and sales of cashew nuts

I thank my lenders and the entire zidisha community for the support.

Farming and sales of cashew nuts

The loan I received from zidisha has enabled me achieve my target of increasing my cashew farm from two hectares to five hectares. part of the loan was used in weeding as well as purchasing simple farm tools. Casual laborers are periodically employed which serves as a means of livelihood for others.
My ultimate happiness stems from my ability to enroll a deaf and dumb young girl (8 years of age) in the school for the deaf.
I'm highly optimistic that your continuous support would enable me process cashew fruits into cashew drink in the near future.

Equipment and materials for my dressmaking business

Dear lenders, I thank you so much for my loan which I received on last Monday. I am going to use some to buy more fabrics and other materials to improve my business. Since the Christmas is just around the corner, more different customers would be met so I need more sewing machines for my workers, so that work would be more easier and faster with good services. So some part of the money will be used to buy two sewing machines in addition to what we have. The rest would be used to pay my workers and motivate them. In fact the picture of my business right now is that, work is ongoing seriously. Because of the Christmas, our customers are in rush for their work. Thank you so much.

Buy more stock in my agrovet shop

My Agro-vet Shop as it looks now.Thank you once more for your support.

Female sheep (ewe) for my livestock farm

Thank you lenders very much for the help you have been giving me, the loan has been very helpful to my business and my family, my animals are growing and looking healthy and also trying in giving them some local food like cassava and some plant leafs

Buy material cloths to sew shirts and dresses for sale

Thank you to my lenders for helping me raised the first loan.i usedt part of the profit from the sales to pay my two siblings fees and the rest was reinvested into my business.I am therefore looking up to you my lenders to help me raise this second loan.african wears are of higher demand in my community.I therefore want to sew these dresses and shirts to increase my sales.thank you.